The North Mountain Old Forest Society

Scenes of Old-Forest Restoration in Nova Scotia, CANADA

planting old-forest seedlings

Right: participants of the restoration project planted tree seedlings in the small gaps created by harvesting with horses. Seedlings of red spruce (left), white pine, eastern hemlock, sugar maple, yellow birch, white ash, and red oak were planted. These species are more tolerant to shaded conditions and are more natural to the old Acadian forests.

Woodlot owners Peter Gale and his daughter Emily at Baxters Harbour (right) are planting a diversity of shade tolerant species to help bring back these Acadian forest characteristics.

With the help of many participants, including neighbours on the North Mountain like Johanne Perrault and her daughter Tara (left), we have been able to plant over 10,000 tree seedlings since 2001.

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